My 1 yr old is fanatically attached to purees - the jarred kind. Will eat crackers but no other finger good. I know, never should have given jars, but I WOH and, well, too late now. ...
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I know he chews & swallows fine. Should I "force" him to start eating other non-pureed foods by taking away the jars cold turkey? I'm not sure why he refuses everything else - even yummy stuff like cut up mango or blueberries.
posted June 5th, 2008 at 10:59am in
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- ^^sorry, finger FOOD. typing fast 6-5-2008 10:59am
- try a cookie 6-5-2008 11:00am
- he'll eat that - any crunchy carb (rice cake, cracker, cereal). But no other "real" food - no rice, pasta, meat, veg, fruit 6-5-2008 11:01am
- he will some day. don't worry 6-5-2008 11:02am
- Tha'ts pretty common. My 21mo still doesn't like meat. Try toast. Once he likes toast, spread butter on it, jam, and then make grilled cheese 6-5-2008 11:03am
- have tried toast and it's been rejected. Somehow he knows the difference between toast and a cracker! 6-5-2008 11:04am
- relax 6-5-2008 11:00am
- How silly. He's eating real food, and it's all fine. Offer him dabs of your dinner, and sometimes he'll eat it and sometimes not, but this is all fine. 6-5-2008 11:01am
- just offer variation. skip them here and there 6-5-2008 11:01am
- How old? And that is ridiculous to think you should bypass pureers, jarred or not...they have to learn somehow! 6-5-2008 11:01am
- just turned one. I don't know any other babies this age who aren't eating food. I wonder if I'd given chunkier stuff to start if it would be less of a problem. Think he's just used...(more) 6-5-2008 11:02am
- He will get there. My DD won't eat the Stage 3 foods, because I think she is surprised by the chinks, when she expects purees. How about a mesh feeder? How about chunks of banana or wat...(more) 6-5-2008 11:05am
- try cheerios. is your ds it eh one who only likes peas and broccoli? 6-5-2008 11:01am